We support safe and stable housing and recommend that if you are safe and stable where you are now, that you continue living there where you are comfortable. We will assess your situation as we get to know you and if housing is a need, or if there is a financial or domestic or other crisis, we will work with you and the family you have chosen, to formulate a plan to arrange safe and stable housing.

MEDICAL EXPENSES

Fortunately, all insurance plans including Medicaid, will pay all or most of your medical costs for the pregnancy and delivery. Insurance, including government plans, want every child to get off to the best start in life, and therefore pay for pregnancy health care and delivery. You can choose any doctor and hospital who accepts your insurance plan or Medicaid. Should you need additional medical services or prescriptions that your insurance or Medicaid does not pay for, we are glad to work out a plan with the adopting parents you have chosen, to assist with these costs for you and your baby’s healthcare.

TRANSPORTATION

If you do not have transportation access to health care and basic necessities, we will make every effort to arrange whatever transportation methods are available in your community so that you can access these. Your transportation needs will be part of our assessment of your situation, and state law allows us to arrange or pay for transportation to and from any medical appointments, or appointments with us, so let us know what your personal situation is. We will want to have back up plans in place to make sure you are able to keep all your prenatal care appointments and to get to the hospital on time when you go into labor!

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

If you are in an unusual situation, maybe lost your job, or other crisis, and now cannot afford rent, food, utilities, medical or medical transportation, state law allows us to assess your situation, and work with the parents you have chosen to adopt your child, to arrange a plan that would best assist you through the financial crisis during your pregnancy. Your health and welfare are most important, so keep us aware of your needs and situation.

Answers to your most likely questions

We are always amazed by the strength and wisdom of the birth moms we work with making their adoption plan. We will walk you through the steps, getting to know you, what you want and what you are comfortable with, and what your needs are. These days adoption is very individualized – there are not a lot of “you have to …” We will meet with you regarding your options and work with you to decide on your options. We will be preparing you for how you may feel during pregnancy, the hospital stay, and after the placement. You will not sign any permanent paperwork until three days after you give birth. We will collect your family and medical history for the child’s medical records. Counseling is available throughout the pregnancy, hospital stay, as well as after the adoption placement. Our goal is for you to feel proud of your selfless and difficult decision, and confident in where your child is, who will be parenting him or her, and what the future holds. Contact us to get started!

Many birth fathers choose to participate, and we welcome that. Sometimes the birth father participates with the birth mom, and sometimes he participates separately from the birth mom. Some birth fathers do not choose to participate at all, or they may be unknown or unreachable. Our state law has a variety of ways to notice him in order to make sure he knows about the adoption and his options, or if unknown or unreachable, that his rights are addressed legally. Birth moms are encouraged to invite the birth father to participate if appropriate, or you do not have to contact him at all. We will take care of everything for you!

You have a variety of options in making an adoption plan. We will discuss your individual situation, review your options and desires, and then put into action what will be needed to make your plan a reality. You have options regarding choosing a family or not, options regarding medical care and what happens in the hospital, options regarding the level of openness you desire before and after delivery, and many other options. We never want our birth moms to feel overwhelmed so we walk step by step with you. The first step is to contact us!

Yes, if you want to choose the family, and we have profiles on this site! We want you to be absolutely comfortable with the family to whom you are gifting your child. We encourage whatever level of openness you are comfortable with, such as talking or texting with the family, exchanging photos, meeting with them and so forth. Some birth moms prefer that we choose the family, which we are glad to do. We will choose based on what you are looking for in a family. Either way, it is your choice. Think about the qualities that would be a good match in a family for your child, and begin looking at our profiles!

A peek inside a successful adoption

Let us know how you prefer to be contacted by clicking on the birth mom contact click here. We will follow up between 5 minutes to 24 hours. If your child is already born, please let us know the urgency so we can contact you asap, or call 318-798-7664 immediately. If you just want to ask a few questions or if you are ready to come in and talk, either way is fine and we look forward to working with you. If you wish, you can download and complete the Initial Paperwork click here and/or the Medical Genetic Paperwork click here, and bring with you to the first meeting. Or you can wait until after we meet to complete the paperwork. We are here to assist you!

During your pregnancy we will be working with you regarding your health and welfare options and your adoption plan. You may need assistance with your parents, boyfriend, fiance, or husband, or they may need information and want to come in also. You may be in the beginning stages and need lots of information regarding everything. We assist birth moms who are in all stages of the pregnancy, those who have already delivered, and those who have tried to parent, but it is just not working out the way they expected. There are many options, and we will assist you with them all, one by one. We will be preparing you for the kind of adoption you desire, such as if you want to choose the parents, meet the parents, or talk to them on the phone, or text, or have no contact. We will make sure we understand how you want your hospital stay to go and that you know your options in the hospital. We will prepare you for how you may feel and react after delivery and placement, and what you may expect to feel in the future. We will also discuss future contact options and post placement counseling. In short, we are here for you before, during and after!

What birth moms are saying about us

You are “awesome”.

What birth moms are saying about us

I am happy for them and my child and the opportunities she will have with them.

What birth moms are saying about us

Every time I’ve needed to talk about my situation, I called you and you listened.

What birth moms are saying about us

I’m so happy with the family I’ve picked. He will have a wonderful life with them.